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		Definition of inflexibility in English: inflexibilitynoun ɪnflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti mass noun1Unwillingness to change or compromise.  he had a reputation for arrogance and inflexibility Example sentencesExamples -  Her colleagues, if they are prudent, acknowledge her inflexibility of principle.
 -  The utter inflexibility of the negotiators when they got their chance to state their demands allowed them to be politically outflanked.
 -  Men called him a dictator because they feared moral inflexibility in one who had power.
 -  With those countries increasingly uneasy about what they saw as the president's inflexibility, the administration ran the risk of losing control of the talks.
 -  In a broader perspective, his stubbornness and inflexibility were immature and indescribably destructive.
 -  In 1660, he welcomed Charles II back, but his inflexibility at the Savoy conference helped its breakdown.
 -  I find that her continued intractability and inflexibility since the April 2001 agreement has unnecessarily precipitated this round of litigation.
 -  The meeting failed to find a basis for agreement because of his inflexibility and the inability of the other leaders to form a common political front.
 -  His firmness should not be confused with inflexibility.
 -  He took his father's beliefs seriously, but his taciturnity implied not strength but inflexibility.
 
 - 1.1 Inability to be changed or adapted to particular circumstances.
 one of the reasons for wage inflexibility is labour market regulation  the inflexibility of their schedule Example sentencesExamples -  The crisis that followed was attributed to the fixed-rate regimes and the inflexibility of the financial system.
 -  She points to the inflexibility of wages as evidence that wages were at least partially determined by custom.
 -  The inflexibility of "mission-oriented" research is a limiting feature in a university context.
 -  If you have just a few years, 529 plans may not be best, given their relative inflexibility.
 -  The original data model fostered some inflexibility in being able to modify the database.
 -  This is a party that fetishizes the inflexibility of a written constitution.
 -  His autism causes inflexibility of thought, which means accepting change for him is difficult.
 -  The portrayal of a woman's loss of her home, husband, and child through the inflexibility of social welfare eventually led to this housing charity.
 -  The problem of inflexibility arising out of the law's requirement that companies have directors is still troublesome.
 -  Despite the inflexibility of constitutional provisions, he continued to pursue amendments as means to address immediate political concerns.
 
  
 2Inability to be bent; stiffness.  the inflexibility of the metal Example sentencesExamples -  He firmly dispelled the prevailing theory that weight training resulted in inflexibility.
 -  Common causes of injury include training errors, inadequate shoes, faulty biomechanics, and muscle dysfunction/inflexibility.
 -  Weakness and inflexibility in the forearm muscles makes tennis elbow more likely.
 -  He examined 300 patients for inflexibility of the ears and found 11 patients with calcification of the auricular cartilage.
 -  The most likely culprits are overtraining after periods of inactivity, inflexibility, and running downhill or on concrete or sand.
 -  Exercise can help you avoid the stiffness and pain that result from inflexibility.
 -  The number-one reason most people sustain injury to the hip is due to muscle weakness or inflexibility.
 -  The cause of their back problems was the inflexibility and weight of the rigs they were carrying.
 -  The soft-tissue tightness may be from muscle inflexibility due to significant and repetitive eccentric muscle forces during arm deceleration.
 -  He was the world-famous acrobat who proved that bodybuilding does not lead to inflexibility or the inability to excel in other sports.
 
    Definition of inflexibility in US English: inflexibilitynounənˌfleksəˈbilədē 1Unwillingness to change or compromise.  he had a reputation for arrogance and inflexibility Example sentencesExamples -  In 1660, he welcomed Charles II back, but his inflexibility at the Savoy conference helped its breakdown.
 -  The utter inflexibility of the negotiators when they got their chance to state their demands allowed them to be politically outflanked.
 -  Her colleagues, if they are prudent, acknowledge her inflexibility of principle.
 -  Men called him a dictator because they feared moral inflexibility in one who had power.
 -  With those countries increasingly uneasy about what they saw as the president's inflexibility, the administration ran the risk of losing control of the talks.
 -  In a broader perspective, his stubbornness and inflexibility were immature and indescribably destructive.
 -  The meeting failed to find a basis for agreement because of his inflexibility and the inability of the other leaders to form a common political front.
 -  I find that her continued intractability and inflexibility since the April 2001 agreement has unnecessarily precipitated this round of litigation.
 -  His firmness should not be confused with inflexibility.
 -  He took his father's beliefs seriously, but his taciturnity implied not strength but inflexibility.
 
 - 1.1 Inability to be changed or adapted to particular circumstances.
 one of the reasons for wage inflexibility is labor market regulation  the inflexibility of their schedule Example sentencesExamples -  The crisis that followed was attributed to the fixed-rate regimes and the inflexibility of the financial system.
 -  The original data model fostered some inflexibility in being able to modify the database.
 -  If you have just a few years, 529 plans may not be best, given their relative inflexibility.
 -  His autism causes inflexibility of thought, which means accepting change for him is difficult.
 -  The problem of inflexibility arising out of the law's requirement that companies have directors is still troublesome.
 -  Despite the inflexibility of constitutional provisions, he continued to pursue amendments as means to address immediate political concerns.
 -  This is a party that fetishizes the inflexibility of a written constitution.
 -  The portrayal of a woman's loss of her home, husband, and child through the inflexibility of social welfare eventually led to this housing charity.
 -  The inflexibility of "mission-oriented" research is a limiting feature in a university context.
 -  She points to the inflexibility of wages as evidence that wages were at least partially determined by custom.
 
  
 2Inability to be bent; stiffness.  the inflexibility of the metal Example sentencesExamples -  He examined 300 patients for inflexibility of the ears and found 11 patients with calcification of the auricular cartilage.
 -  The most likely culprits are overtraining after periods of inactivity, inflexibility, and running downhill or on concrete or sand.
 -  He was the world-famous acrobat who proved that bodybuilding does not lead to inflexibility or the inability to excel in other sports.
 -  He firmly dispelled the prevailing theory that weight training resulted in inflexibility.
 -  The soft-tissue tightness may be from muscle inflexibility due to significant and repetitive eccentric muscle forces during arm deceleration.
 -  Exercise can help you avoid the stiffness and pain that result from inflexibility.
 -  The cause of their back problems was the inflexibility and weight of the rigs they were carrying.
 -  The number-one reason most people sustain injury to the hip is due to muscle weakness or inflexibility.
 -  Weakness and inflexibility in the forearm muscles makes tennis elbow more likely.
 -  Common causes of injury include training errors, inadequate shoes, faulty biomechanics, and muscle dysfunction/inflexibility.
 
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